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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Shaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1855 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Ann (born 1827 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Sister, Sarah (born 1857 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Sister, Jane (born 1862 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Sister, Hannah (born 1868 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Roberts

Mother
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Sister
Female

Jane

Shaw

Sister
Female

Hannah

Roberts

Sister
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Single

26

1855

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Roberts

Mother

Married

54

1827

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Sister

Single

24

1857

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shaw

Sister

Single

19

1862

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Roberts

Sister

Single

13

1868

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

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